According To Sources: The Wright & Dickey Off Season Chronicles 11/28/2012

Today's entry to "According To Sources" comes courtesy of Mike Puma of the New York Post. Puma writes that according to an industry source with knowledge of the negotiations an issue in the Wright extension talks is deferred money and that Santana's $137.5 million deal is a “benchmark” Wright and his agents are clearly pursuing. Regarding Dickey Puma writes that a club source said if Dickey is signed to an extension it would "almost definitely” eliminate the possibility he is traded this offseason.According To Sources History

10/6/2012 - it’s conceivable Wright and Dickey will have new deals in place, at least in principle, by the time the World Series begins later this month.

10/9/2012 - The Mets are expected to open negotiations with an offer for somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 million for star third baseman David Wright.

10/10/2012 - David Wright's camp intends to milk talks and draw things out until at least after the World Series, in hopes of reaching a better compromise at the last minute.

10/13/2012 - Mets could schedule a meeting and begin formal contract negotiations next week & it's too early to tell if it's still possible for either player to be signed this month.

10/25/2012 - Contract negotiations between the Mets and Wright & Dickey remain very preliminary and have not advanced to the point of talking years or dollars and they are still talking about when to really get talking.

11/6/2012 - The Mets are “not close” to a resolution with either Wright or Dickey.

11/8/2012 - Mets are not expressing the same optimism with R.A. Dickey in regards to "progressing, albeit slowly, in completing a long-term extension".

11/8/2012 - Mets are "showing little interest in signing Dickey to extension" and are "discussing him in trades".

11/9/2012 - Speculation that Dickey wanted a Oliver Perez type deal is “completely incorrect” and that a decision to sign or trade Dickey after the NL Cy Young winner is announced could be resolved pretty quickly".

11/13/2012 - Mets made Wright an offer and Wright's people have made a counter offer.

11/17/2012 - Mets plan to offer Dickey a two-year contract extension & if Dickey agrees to a 2 year extension he wants more than $10 million a year.

11/19/2012 - Mets “would want a monster package for (R.A.) Dickey, and if they don’t get it, probably would not trade him.”

11/20/2012 - “50-50” that Wright signs an extension and Wright is less than thrilled with Years and guaranteed money offered so far. At least one team official is “not sure” if Dickey agreeing to an extension is any guarantee he will not be traded this Winter. Finally that part of the reason for the stalemate between Wright & the Mets is because Jeff Wilpon tries to win every negotiation and doesn’t go for the middle ground.”

11/27/2012 - Mets most recent offer to Wright is for 7 years and is worth well above $100M. Negotiations have been ongoing for several weeks with offers and counter offers having been traded back and forth. Wright was “unhappy” with the way contract talks were proceeding but that was before the team increased its offer to seven years.

11/27/2012 - Wright had been offered a 7 year extension on top of the $16 million he is owed for 2013. Mets have "been really optimistic" an extension will be reached with Wright. Source says it does not believe a deal would be finalized before the Winter Meetings but another source says it could but it's speculative that it will.

11/27/2012 - Mets have offered Wright a 7 year deal for $135-140 million dollars.

11/27/2012 - Mets made Wright an offer that would be worth between $135 million and $145 million over eight years, including Wright’s $16 million salary this season.

11/28/2012 - Deferred money is an issue in Wright negotiations and Santana's $137.5M deal is a “benchmark” Wright and his agents are pursuing. Also if R.A. Dickey is signed to an extension it would "almost definitely” eliminate the possibility he is traded this offseason.

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